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Frisian

[ frizh-uhn, free-zhuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Friesland, its inhabitants, or their language.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
  2. the Germanic language most closely related to English, spoken in Friesland and nearby islands. : Fris., Fris
  3. Chiefly British.

Frisian

/ ˈfrɪʒən /

noun

  1. a language spoken in the NW Netherlands, parts of N Germany, and adjacent islands, belonging to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: the nearest relative of the English language; it has three main dialects
  2. a native or inhabitant of Friesland or a speaker of the Frisian language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

    1. of or relating to the Frisian language or its speakers
    2. of or relating to Friesland or its peoples and culture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Frisian1

1590–1600; < Latin Frisi ( ī ) the people of a Germanic tribe + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Frisian1

C16: from Latin Frīsiī people of northern Germany
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Example Sentences

I state this, because I doubt whether the Dutch forms in -n, could well be evolved out of the Frisian in -r, or -a.

There is plenty of Frisian verse in general; but little enough of the particular Frisian of Heligoland.

The process, however, by which we measured the original extent of the Frisian area is applicable to that of the Northmen.

Landwards, the loop of railway round the Frisian peninsula would form the line of communication in rear of the seven streams.

But this renders very difficult the assumption of Bugge and his followers that the word "Eoten" is synonymous with "Frisian."

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